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Outcome comparison |
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| Duration of |
Duration of |
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| Extubation after |
mechanical ventilation |
ICU stay |
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| Group |
n |
first SBT (%) |
(days; mean ± SD) |
(days; mean ± SD) |
Reintubation (n [%]) |
|
|
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| Protocol group |
47 |
83 |
6.7 ± 6.5 |
9.3 ± 8.2 |
5 (10.6) |
| Historical group |
183 |
- |
6.2 ± 7.0 |
7.2 ± 8.5 |
23 (17.4) |
| Esteban et al. [17] |
205 |
86 |
- |
12 |
38 (18.5) |
| Ely et al. [7] |
149 |
75.8 |
4.5 |
8 |
5 (3) |
| Ely et al. [8] |
1167 |
75.4 |
6 |
9 |
149 (14) |
| Kollef et al. [6] |
179 |
- |
2.9 ± 5.2 |
- |
23 (12.8) |
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Chan et al. Critical Care 2001 5:349 doi:10.1186/cc1068 |
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